Arsenal legend Tony Adams believes Declan Rice is “better than Mikel Arteta because he’s a winner” and that the Gunners boss must make him captain if they want to win the Premier League this season. Arsenal have endured three consecutive second-place finishes under the Spaniard, who has become haunted by title near-misses in the top-flight.

Mikel Arteta insisted that Martin Odegaard retains the support of his Arsenal teammates after calls for the midfielder to be stripped of the captaincy.